Tag: reviews
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YOU HAD TO BE THERE (2025 – Documentary)
STORYLINE: A documentary about the legendary 1972 Toronto production of the musical about the life of Jesus, which launched many illustrious careers and ignited a comedy revolution. (IMDb) How’s the saying go? There’s no business like show business! In 1950’s Sunset Boulevard, Gloria Swanson portrayed an actress trying to stay relevant in the…
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HA-CHAN, SHAKE YOUR BOOTY (2026)
STORYLINE: Haru and Luis love competing in Tokyo’s ballroom dance scene, but after tragedy strikes, Haru withdraws into isolation. When friends coax her back to the studio, she develops an infatuation with the new instructor. (IMDb) Kevin Bacon found his groove in Footloose (1984). Jennifer Grey had the time of life in Dirty…
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PRIMETIME (2026)
STORYLINE: In 2006, To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen sets out to make television history. (IMDb). In 1998, the world watched as Jim Carrey brought The Truman Show to cinemas. Peter Finch had film goers turning their gaze towards network news in Network (1976). The game show was being rigged in…
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THE STUNT DRIVER (2026)
STORYLINE: The film chronicles the daredevil stuntman Ken Carter’s quest to execute a bold stunt of launching a rocket car across the St. Lawrence River from Canada to the United States in the 1970s, facing absurd challenges along the way. (IMDb) Ryan Gosling was the Hollywood stunt man who drove the get away…
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RESIDENT EVIL (2026)
STORYLINE: A hapless courier is tasked with delivering a package to a remote hospital. He soon finds himself caught in the middle of an outbreak and must fight through hordes of mutated creatures to survive. (IMDb) Milla Jovovich first did battle with the Umbrella corporation in Resident Evil (2002). In 2009, Woody Harrelson,…
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THE WEIGHT (2026)
STORYLINE: Desperate to save what is left of his family, during the height of the Great Depression a battle-scarred veteran is hired to help smuggle a fortune in gold across 100 miles of impenetrable wilderness. (IMDb) Leonardo DiCaprio trekked through the wilderness, on a mission of revenge, in The Revenant (2016). Emilie Hirsch, went…
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SHAUN THE SHEEP: THE BEAST OF MOSSY BOTTOM (2026)
STORYLINE: On Halloween Eve at Mossy Bottom Farm, excitement turns to dismay when the clumsy Farmer ruins the pumpkin patch. Shaun tries fixing it with science experiments, but things go wrong when a wild beast appears in the woods. (IMDb) A sustainable farm was the topic of conversation, in the 2018 documentary The Biggest…
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BUDDY (2026)
STORYLINE: A brave girl and her friends must escape a kids television show. (IMDb) After the events in Rocky Horror, Brad and Janet returned home to find their home town turned into a bizarre television studio in Shock Treatment (1981). Believe it or not, there is a Rovy Horror Pictyre Show sequel. The terror…
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PRACTICAL MAGIC 2 (2026)
STORYLINE: A multi generational family of witches, cursed to be loveless for centuries, attempts to break the spell by confronting dark secrets and sacrificing for each other. (IMDb) The Samderson sisters were awakened in 1993’s Hocus Pocus. Elphaba and Gilinda became the witches of Oz in Wicked (2024) and it’s 2025 sequel. …
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THE UPRISING (2026)
STORYLINE: Based on the true story of the uprising that inspired the legend of Robin Hood, Andrew Garfield stars as the leader of a rebellion against the tyranny of King Richard II in a fight for justice. (IMDb) The rebellion and the empire first did battle, on screen, in Star Wars: Episode IV:…
